rotten meat

collocation in English

meaningsofrottenandmeat

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rotten
adjective
uk
/ˈrɒt.ən/us
/ˈrɑː.tən/
decayed:
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meat
noun
uk
/miːt/us
/miːt/
the flesh of an animal when it is used ...
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(Definition ofrottenandmeatfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I would also like to mention that we naturally also want to address the issue of therottenmeatscandals with this new regulation.
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To take an extreme example, we should not ban by regulation the sale ofrottenmeator meat which is contaminated with high levels of poisonous metal.
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It is likerottenmeat; a lot of spicy verbal sauce has been poured over it to hide the nasty smell, but it still stinks, because retrospective legislation stinks.
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The bait often consists of some sweet substance, often frosting or molasses, combined with some aromatic such asrottenmeator fish.
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The red flowers have a diameter of 5090 cm and smell awfully ofrottenmeatto attract flies for pollination.
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Apu proudly gouges customers and sells tainted merchandise, such asrottenmeator expired milk.
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However, he doesn't close the freezer door well enough, and the next day therottenmeatstinks up the entire boutique.
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An army inspector tested the meat two months later and found that 751 cases containedrottenmeat.
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Individuals were reduced to eating grass, nettles androttenmeatin order to survive.
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The flowers smell likerottenmeatand are pollinated mainly by flies.
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Imported meat is being sold as domestic produce,rottenmeatis often on sale and then there is the case of the fake ham.
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I have never heard of any powerful agitation for the compensation of butchers who exposerottenmeatfor sale to the public.
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